Compensation ordered to kin of doctor who died of COVID-19
The Hindu
Claim must be considered with more humanness, says HC
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Centre and the State to consider and provide compensation under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19 to the family of a doctor from Tiruchi, who lost his life due to COVID-19 while treating patients. The court was hearing the petition filed by B. Varalakshmi, the wife of Dr. Baskar. He was into private practice after retiring from government service in 2016. The doctor died on August 3, 2020. When the petitioner approached the authorities for compensation, it was not processed as RT-PCR test result could not be produced.More Related News